Zhou Shunhua

Zhou Shunhua
周顺华
Born1964 (age 61–62)
Jiangshan, Zhejiang, China
Alma materSouthwest Jiaotong University
Scientific career
FieldsRail transit engineering safety
WorkplacesTongji University

Zhou Shunhua (Chinese: 周顺华; pinyin: Zhōu Shùnhuá; born 1964) is a distinguished professor at Tongji University, specializing in rail-transit and highspeed-railways. Zhou has been shortlisted as a candidate for the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2019 and 2023.[1][2]

Life and career

Zhou was born in Jiangshan, Zhejiang province. He attended Southwest Jiaotong University, where he received his bachelor's degree in tunnel and underground railway engineering in 1985, his master's degree in structural mechanics in 1988, and his PhD in bridge and tunnel engineering in 1997.[3]

In 1988, Zhou joined the faculty of Shanghai Tiedao University (merged into Tongji University in 2000), serving successively as an assistant lecturer, lecturer, associate professor, and professor.[4] Since 2000, he has been a professor and doctoral supervisor at the college of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University. He currently serves as the director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rail Infrastructure Durability and System Safety[5] and as an executive director of the China Railway Society.[6]

Research

Zhou's research is dedicated to advancing the safety of rail transit systems, particularly high-speed railways (HSR). He has developed technologies for millimeter-level deformation control of HSR subgrades in soft soils, and for non-speed-reduction underpassing construction beneath operating HSR lines. His research has been applied to major projects such as the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway and the Qinghai–Tibet railway.

According to public data, the "Technical Code for Highway and Municipal Engineering Underpassing High-speed Railway," edited by Zhou, has been adopted in approximately 6900 railway-related projects within five years of its publication. The standard has also been translated into English and adopted in regions including the European Union, Japan, Israel, and South Korea.[7]

Awards and honors

Zhou received the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) in 2016.[8] He was awarded the State Technological Invention Award (Second Class) twice, in 2015 and 2018.[9][10]

In 2022, his team received the "Beyond Engineering" Award from the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA)[11] and the Grand Prize of the China Railway Society Science and Technology Award.[12] In 2024, he won the First Class Prize of the China Railway Society Science and Technology Award.[13] In 2025, he won the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Advancement.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "关于公布2023年中国科学院院士增选有效候选人名单的公告" [Announcement on the list of valid candidates for the 2023 co-optation of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]. Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Chinese). 31 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Yue Huairang (2 March 2019). "两院院士拟推荐候选人再增加：八组织发布院士推选名单" [Candidates for the two academies increased again: eight organizations released lists of recommended candidates]. The Paper (in Chinese).
  3. ↑ "著名轨道交通与地下工程专家同济大学周顺华教授来我院讲学" [Renowned rail transit and underground engineering expert Professor Zhou Shunhua of Tongji University comes to our institute for a lecture]. School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University (in Chinese).
  4. ↑ "教师名录" [Faculty Directory]. College of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University (in Chinese).
  5. ↑ "第二届西南交通大学长三角论坛在上海召开" [The 2nd Southwest Jiaotong University Yangtze River Delta Forum held in Shanghai]. Southwest Jiaotong University (in Chinese).
  6. ↑ "第八届理事会" [The 8th Council]. China Railway Society (in Chinese).
  7. ↑ Ji Chang (31 October 2023). "周顺华：把论文写在高铁飞驰的中国大地上" [Zhou Shunhua: Writing papers on the vast land of China where high-speed trains speed by]. National College Ideological and Political Work Network (in Chinese).
  8. ↑ "上海市人民政府关于表彰2016年度上海市科学技术奖获奖人员(项目)的决定" [Decision of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on Commending the Winners of the 2016 Shanghai Science and Technology Award] (PDF). Shanghai Municipal People's Government (in Chinese). 6 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "2015年度国家技术发明奖获奖项目" [Award-winning projects of the 2015 State Technological Invention Award]. Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). 8 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "2018年度国家科学技术奖励名单" [List of 2018 State Science and Technology Awards]. National Natural Science Foundation of China (in Chinese). 2018.
  11. ↑ "周顺华 "流水不争先，争的是滔滔不绝"" [Zhou Shunhua: "Water does not compete for the first, but for the ceaseless flow"]. China Transport News (in Chinese). 12 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "交通运输工程学院周顺华团队获2022年度"中国铁道学会科学技术奖"特等奖" [Zhou Shunhua's team from the College of Transportation Engineering won the 2022 "China Railway Society Science and Technology Award" Grand Prize]. Tongji University News (in Chinese). 27 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "2024年度中国铁道学会科学技术奖一等奖项目巡礼" [Tour of the 2024 China Railway Society Science and Technology Award First Prize Projects]. China Railway Society (in Chinese). 3 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "何梁何利基金评选委员会通告". 3 February 2026.
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